Craven County Marriage Records, 1773-1908
The following search is based upon the book Marriages of Craven County, 1851-1908, & Marriage Bonds, 1773-1868 abstracted by Jo Ann Ernul Murphy and Eula Pearl Beauchamp (privately published, 2006, now out of print).
This site contains an index to the Marriage Registers of Craven County Books 1 through 7 (indicated by a number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7) and the Marriage Bonds of Craven County Volumes 1 through 3 (indicated by Vol. 1, Vol. 2 or Vol. 3). These books are housed at the Craven County Register of Deeds office in New Bern, North Carolina. The original marriage bonds are housed in the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Additional information may be available in the original registers (including witnesses, ages, places of residence, and for Books 3 and 4 the names of parents).
Due to requests to republish the book, the authors generously allowed the library to place their database on this website.
Search the Marriage Register:
| Bride's First Name |
Bride's Last Name |
Groom's First Name |
Groom's Last Name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mollie Sauls | H. D. Smith | 11 / 27 / 1883 | 6 | ||
| Mehetabel McMain | Hamilton Smith | 1 / 5 / 1846 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Ann Laughinghouse | Hardy Smith | 3 / 30 / 1818 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary Witherington | Hardy Smith | 5 / 14 / 1834 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Frances Care | Harman Smith | 4 / 30 / 1870 | 4 | colored | |
| Mariah Williams | Harman Smith | 3 / 24 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Louisa Bryan | Henderson Smith | 12 / 6 / 1874 | 5 | colored | |
| Sudie Godley | Henie Smith | 1 / 20 / 1897 | 6 | ||
| Cloe Anderson | Henry Smith | 2 / 15 / 1877 | 5 | colored | |
| Eliza Clarkville | Henry Smith | 4 / 2 / 1846 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Sally Cox | Henry Smith | 10 / 5 / 1813 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Nancy Fisher | Henry Smith | 10 / 4 / 1871 | 4 | colored | |
| Susan Ives | Henry Smith | 1 / 4 / 1810 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Elizabeth Stanton | Henry Smith | 3 / 29 / 1906 | 7 | colored | |
| Julia Turnage | Henry Smith | 12 / 16 / 1897 | 6 | colored | |
| Sally Lane | Howard Smith | 7 / 6 / 1848 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Minnie B. Bynum | Hull B. Smith | 8 / 1 / 1893 | 6 | ||
| Elizabeth Hardesty | Humphrey Smith | 11 / 18 / 1784 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Rebecca Harris | Humphrey Smith | 11 / 1 / 1792 | Vol.3 | marriage bond | |
| Mary P. Salter | I. G. Smith | 5 / 12 / 1865 | 1 | ||
| Visey Dudley | Isaac Smith | 12 / 24 / 1875 | 5 | colored | |
| Dinah Smith | Isaac Smith | 8 / 28 / 1866 | 2 | colored, 15 yrs | |
| Carrie M. Rhem | Isaac H. Smith | 6 / 30 / 1898 | 6 | colored | |
| Cornelia Chapman | J. A. Smith | 10 / 27 / 1886 | 6 | ||
| Viola Askins | J. E. Smith | 11 / 25 / 1903 | 7 |
